Filling Out The Bench

The Sixers added Royal (with cheese) Ivey to their bench today in what is believed to be a two-year deal for the veteran's minimum ($854,957 this year, $959,111 in '09-'10).

Ivey isn't the shooter we've all been looking for, but he's got good size and he can defend. Think of him as a younger, bigger Kevin Ollie for about $2M less per year. I wouldn't expect a big impact from him, but he's a good guy to come in for stretches and pressure the ball.